2025 Australia Salary Guide: Manufacturing & Operations
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2025 Australia Salary Guide: Manufacturing & Operations


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Here are their salaries for each state:

All salary numbers are in ‘000’

MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS Production/
Process Worker
Machinist Boilermaker/
Welder
Production
Supervisor
Production
Manager
NSW – Sydney 41 – 51 51 – 71 56 – 71 71 – 92 85 – 130
VIC – Melbourne 41 – 51 51 – 66 56 – 71 66 – 87 87 – 133
QLD – Brisbane 41 – 46 46 – 51 61 – 71 56 – 82 77 – 112
WA – Perth 46 – 56 70 – 90 66 – 82 61 – 82 77 – 130
SA – Adelaide 39 – 46 46 – 56 46 – 56 66 – 92 87 – 112
NT – Darwin 45 – 49 61 – 80 66 – 77 56 – 77 77 – 92
ACT – Canberra 45 – 55 65 – 85 70 – 90 70 – 100 80 – 120
TAS – Hobart 39 – 46 46 – 56 54 – 63 66 – 87 87 – 107
MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS Operations
Manager
Maintenance
Manager
Engineering
Manager
NSW – Sydney
112 – 163

102 – 133

102 – 153
VIC – Melbourne
125 – 165

110 – 140

120 – 160
QLD – Brisbane
107 – 158

87 – 143

102 – 143
WA – Perth
102 – 150

112 – 143

112 – 153
SA – Adelaide
82 – 133

71 – 92

82 – 122
NT – Darwin
82 – 133

71 – 92

92 – 122
ACT – Canberra
87 – 122

71 – 97

92 – 117
TAS – Hobart
80 – 130

90 – 120

80 – 120
QUALITY CONTROL & R&D QA Coordinator QA Manager Food
Technologist
NPD Manager
Food
Technical
Manager
NSW – Sydney
61 – 87

92 – 133

71 – 92

102 – 133

112 – 143
VIC – Melbourne
51 – 71

82 – 133

61 – 97

87 – 133

102 – 143
QLD – Brisbane
56 – 77

77 – 102

66 – 77

92 – 133

92 – 133
WA – Perth
56 – 77

82 – 133

77 – 102

82 – 112

82 – 112
SA – Adelaide
51 – 82

71 – 112

56 – 77

77 – 102

112 – 133
NT – Darwin
66 – 87

82 – 97

61 – 77

77 – 102

102 – 122
ACT – Canberra
65 – 89

85 – 110

70 – 90

85 – 130

110 – 140
TAS – Hobart
56 – 77

77 – 112

56 – 77

82 – 102

107 – 128
PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT Drafter Mechanical
Design Engineer
Project
Engineer
Electronics
Engineer
R&D Manager
NSW – Sydney
66 – 87

80 – 120

90 – 130

82 – 102

112 – 148
VIC – Melbourne
66 – 92

82 – 120

82 – 133

75 – 100

95 – 135
QLD – Brisbane
51 – 82

82 – 120

92 – 122

92 – 122

92 – 133
WA – Perth
77 – 92

92 – 122

92 – 133

77 – 110

112 – 148
SA – Adelaide
61 – 82

61 – 82

71 – 102

82 – 112

77 – 102
NT – Darwin
77 – 102

82 – 112

87 – 122

82 – 112

92 – 122
ACT – Canberra
80 – 100

90 – 120

90 – 120

80 – 115

80 – 120
TAS – Hobart
66 – 87

71 – 102

77 – 107

82 – 112

87 – 112
MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING Maintenance
Fitter
Maintenance
Electrician
Maintenance
Planner
Electrical
Engineer
Reliability
Engineer
NSW – Sydney
75 – 95

80 – 110

80 – 105

90 – 110

77 – 97
VIC – Melbourne
66 – 87

71 – 92

71 – 92

82 – 112

82 – 133
QLD – Brisbane
61 – 82

71 – 92

71 – 102

102 – 133

102 – 122
WA – Perth
71 – 92

71 – 92

77 – 87

82 – 102

82 – 122
SA – Adelaide
51 – 61

56 – 77

71 – 82

71 – 102

77 – 102
NT – Darwin
71 – 82

71 – 82

71 – 102

87 – 102

87 – 102
ACT – Canberra
80 – 110

80 – 100

80 – 100

80 – 110

80 – 120
TAS – Hobart
61 – 71

61 – 71

77 – 92

77 – 102

82 – 102

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Source: HAYS



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